Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
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Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Jan Western United FC H 2–0 W 03 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W 31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D 21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D 15 Dec Auckland FC H 2–2 D 06 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L 03 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W 29 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W 21 Dec Auckland FC A 4–0 W 14 Dec Sydney FC A 4–3 W 07 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Western United FC.
- 5' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Riku Danzaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Souprayen suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroshi Ibusuki, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ramy Najjarine made 208 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 32' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harry Politidis on 32.
- 37' Jake Najdovski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
- 51' The supporters are chanting for Zane Schreiber. He replaces Lawrence Wong on 51 minute.
- 56' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 59' GOAL! Benjamin Mazzeo scores on 59. Assisted by Arion Sulemani
- 63' The referee calls foul for Zane Schreiber. He receives a card.
- 64' The whistle greets Ben Garuccio as he departs to be replaced by Kane Vidmar.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' Kavian Rahmani is replacing Benjamin Mazzeo for the Melbourne City FC side.
- 74' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Arion Sulemani is replaced by Medin Memeti on 74 minute.
- 76' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Grimaldi departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
- 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
- 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Souprayen.
- 86' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Steven Ugarkovic is replaced by Benjamin Dunbar on 86 minute.
- 90' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.
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Melbourne City FC
Starting XI- 16
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20
Arion Sulemani ↓ Medin Memeti 74'
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41
Lawrence Wong ↓ Zane Schreiber 51'
Bench- 1
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19
Zane Schreiber ↑ 51'
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35
Medin Memeti ↑ 74'
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German Ferreyra ↑ 73'
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47
Kavian Rahmani ↑ 73'
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42
Benjamin Dunbar ↑ 86'
Coach Aurelio VidmarWestern United FC
Starting XI- 33
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17
Ben Garuccio ↓ Kane Vidmar 64'
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Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ Noah Botic 64'
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77
Riku Danzaki ↓ Luke Vickery 64'
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24
Michael Ruhs ↓ Jake Najdovski 76'
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Bench-
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Ramy Najjarine ↑ 76'
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19
Noah Botic ↑ 64'
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Kane Vidmar ↑ 64'
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Jake Najdovski ↑ 76'
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37
Luke Vickery ↑ 64'
Coach John Aloisi -
Head to Head
Melbourne City FC Form
2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC WWestern United FC Form